G/TBT/N/EU/969  
26 April 2023  
(23-2956) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CC CN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fruit and 
vegetables, processed fruit and vegetables, and Bananas   
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council as regards marketing standards for the fruit and 
vegetables sector, certain processed fruit and vegetable products and the bananas se ctor, 
and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/1999 and Commission Implementing 
Regulations (EU) No 543/2011 and (EU) No 1333/2011; (93 page(s), in English), (15 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The draft delegated act supplements R egulation (EU) No 
1308/2013 by merging and amending rules on marketing standards currently contained 
in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, Commission Implementing 
Regulation (EU) No 1333/2011 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/1999, b y 
aligning these rules to market development and to the Farm to Fork Strategy. It repeals 
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, Commission Implementing 
Regulation (EU) No 1333/2011 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/1999.  
This draft delegated act aligns market development with the objectives of the Farm to 
Fork Strategy, regarding in particular increased information for consumers and reduction 
of food waste.  
It modernises and simplifies the rules by merging fruit and vegetables legisl ation with 
banana and dried grapes legislation, and deleting obsolete provisions. Some amendments 
align with recent changes in quality standards adopted by the United Nations Economic 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including th e nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The purpose of this delegated act is to align the regulation on marketing 
standards for fruit and vegetables to the empowerments of Regulation (EU) No 
1308/2013, which are based on the legal framework for empow erments introduced by 
the Treaty of Lisbon. These empowerments consist partly of delegated and partly of 
implementing powers. Prevention of food waste; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 
December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural 
products and repeal ing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 
1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007  
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down 
detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of 
the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors  
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1333/2011 of 19 December 2011 laying 
down marketing standards for bananas, rules on the verification of compliance with those 
marketing standar ds and requirements for notifications in the banana sector  
UNECE standard FFV -35 concerning the marketing and commercial quality control of 
strawberries 2021 edition  
UNECE standard FFV -14 concerning the marketing and commercial quality control of citrus 
fruit 2017 edition  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 August 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Twenty day following that of its publication in the 
Official Journal of the European Union (estimate: 30/11/2023).  
The proposed date of application is 01/01/2025.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/23_9269_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/23_9269_01_e.pdf